Food Nutrition for Healthy Living

The major nutrients responsible for providing energy are:

Carbohydrates and Protein

Fats and Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates and Vitamins
Fats and Minerals

The main nutrient that you would be consuming if you are advised to drink lemonade to combat common cold?
Protein
Fat

Iron
Vitamin C

The group of nutrients that are responsible for regulatory functions in the human body are:
Protein, Carbohydrate, Minerals
Vitamins, Minerals, Water
Protein, Carbohydrates, Fat
Vitamins, Carbohydrates, Fat

The preference for eating food cooked by a person you like, even if the food is not tasty, is indicative of which
function of food:
Social
Spiritual
Physiological
Psychological

Which is not a correct characteristic of ‘nutrition’:

Is a science of nourishing the body
Is not concerned with social and cultural implications of food and eating
Involves processes by which organism digests and absorbs nutrients
Is provided by nutrients present in food

__________________does not occur due to a micronutrient deficiency

Anaemia
Night blindness
Rickets
Obesity

Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutrient deficiencies in the world, affecting more than 25% of people
worldwide
An example of non-communicable disease is:
Diabetes
Cholera
Measles
Diptheria
Which is not a characteristic of “Health”?
Absence of disease
State of complete physical, mental and social well being
Enables to lead a socially and economically productive life
 Is static

The characteristic of individuals that describes their good social health is:
Freedom from internal conflicts
Having a sound sleep
Having a strong sense of self-esteem
Having good interactions with other members of the community

An example of personal hygiene is:

Hygienic storage of foods
Covering one’s mouth while coughing
Disposal of human excreta
Vector control

Traditionally almonds should be given to infant after – 

soaking, peeling and stone grinding
 peeling, soaking and grinding
soaking, grinding and pasting
peeling, grinding and pasting

ABCD’ methods of nutritional status assessment stand for:

Anthropology, Biochemical, Clinical, Dietary
Anthropometry, Biological, Chemical, Dietary
Anthropometry, Biochemical, Clinical, Dietary
Anthropology, Biological, Chemical, Dietary

Using _____________________ is considered as a direct method of nutritional status assessment.

clinical signs
socioeconomic variables
ecological variables
vital statistics

If the birth certificate of a child is not available, his/her age can be estimated using:
body weight
local calendar of events depicting festivals
height
chest circumference

Weight of an adult female can be measured using:

staturemeter (MEASURE TO HEIGHT)
infantometer (FOR BABIES)
stadiometer (FOR HEIGHT)
beam balance

Infantometer is used to measure:

weight
height
length
head circumference
MUAC is a useful measure for assessing thinness or muscle wasting in: (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference)
children between 1 – 5 years
children between 6 – 10 years
adolescent females between 12 – 15 years
adolescent males between 12 – 15 years

The cut-off values for waist circumference that indicate abdominal obesity among Asian men and women
respectively are:
≥90 cm and ≥80 cm
≥80 cm and ≥90 cm
≥0.95 and ≥0.80
≥0.80 and ≥0.95

PEM among preschool children is indicated by: (Protein–energy malnutrition)

MUAC greater than 13.5 cm
Waist circumference greater than 90 cm
Waist-to-Hip Ratio greater than 0.80
Head circumference to chest circumference ratio greater than 1.0

ICMR is an acronym for:

Indian Council of Metabolic Research
International Council of Medical Research
International Council of Medicinal Research
Indian Council of Medical Research

Body Mass Index is calculated from ______________________measurements.

waist circumference and hip circumference
weight and height
head circumference and chest circumference
waist circumference and height